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July 28, 2000

PRESS RELEASE

Keynote Measures Performance of Millionaire and Survivor Web Sites and Big Brother Webcast -- Call Press Hotline at (650) 522-1234 To Get Results

Note to press and analysts: Call Keynote's media and analyst relations hotline at (650) 522-1234 to request more information or an interview. To be added to Keynote's press-release distribution list, send an email to press@keynote.com and specify media affiliation.

What: Performance of Millionaire and Survivor Web Sites and Big Brother Web Site and Webcast

Broadcast networks are mining the power of the Internet to enhance the reach of their popular, highly rated reality shows. Keynote, The Internet Performance Authority®, is measuring the performance of the Web sites for CBS's Survivor, ABC's Who Wants to be a Millionaire and CBS's Big Brother Web site and Webcast. Keynote will measure and report on the performance of the Big Brother Webcast with Keynote's new streaming measurement service and on the overall performance of the Web sites for the three shows. Data gathered by Keynote reflects the average experience of end users accessing these Web events online.

When: Results will be available regularly on Keynote's media and analyst relations hotline at (650) 522-1234. To arrange for an interview regarding the performance of these Web sites, contact Keynote public relations.

How: Keynote will measure the performance of these Web sites from 25 metropolitan areas in the U.S. at the following URLs:

  • CBS's Survivor at http://www.cbs.com/survivor
  • CBS's Big Brother at http://www.bigbrother2000.com/
  • ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire http://heavy.etv.go.com/milnow/site/index.html and http://abc.go.com/primetime/millionaire/mill_home.html

About Keynote
Keynote, The Internet Performance Authority®, is the world's leading provider of e-commerce performance benchmarking, diagnostic, load-testing and consulting services. The company markets Keynote PerspectiveTM, Transaction PerspectiveTM, Consumer PerspectiveTM, Diagnostic PerspectiveTM, Desktop AnalyzerTM and Keynote Red AlertTM, global real-time services that measure, assure and improve the quality of service of e-commerce Web sites around the world and KeyReadinessTM, an accurate and realistic pre- and post- deployment Web-site load testing service. Keynote currently measures more than 12,500 URLs using its global infrastructure of more than 800 measurement computers connected to the major Internet backbones from over 120 statistically selected Internet access locations in 50 metropolitan areas worldwide. Internet performance and availability data are collected at Keynote's sophisticated operations center and are instantly available to customers through any Web browser.

Keynote customers include over 2,250 leading e-commerce Web sites and hosting companies including AdForce (Nasdaq:CMGI), Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM), Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), Compaq Computer (NYSE:CPQ), Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO), Dell Computer (Nasdaq:DELL), Digital Island (Nasdaq:ISLD), Digex (Nasdaq:DIGX), DoubleClick (Nasdaq:DCLK), Global Center (Nasdaq:GBLX), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), National Semiconductor (NYSE:NSM), SABRE Holdings (NYSE:TSG), UPS (NYSE: UPS) and WorldCom/UUNET (Nasdaq:WCOM).

Keynote is a member of the internationally known Stanford University Statistics Department's Industrial Affiliates Program. Keynote works with experts in the program to help define its methodology for measuring Web site performance and ensure the accuracy of its data.

For further information about Keynote, visit the Keynote Web site at http://www.keynote.com or contact the company at Keynote Systems Inc., 2855 Campus Drive, San Mateo, California 94403, telephone (650) 522-1000, fax (650) 522-1099, email info@keynote.com or call Keynote's public relations hotline at (650) 522-1234. To be added to Keynote's press-release distribution list, send an email to press@keynote.com and specify your press affiliation. Investors interested in additional information should contact Jenniffer Siemaszko, Keynote's manager of investor relations, at jsiemaszko@keynote.com or (650) 522-1026.

The Internet Performance Authority is a registered trademark and Keynote, Perspective, MyKeynote, Lifeline, KeyReadiness and Keynote Red Alert are trademarks of Keynote Systems, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Editorial Contacts:
Dan Berkowitz, Keynote, (650) 522-1168, dberkowitz@keynote.com
Della Lowe, Keynote, (650) 522-1090, della.lowe@keynote.com

 

 

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